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Boxing star Mike Alvarado has vowed to bounce back in style by retiring Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez. The pair meet this Saturday night, live and exclusive on BoxNation, with Denver’s Alvarado looking to impress following his punishing ten-round stoppage to WBO Light-welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov in his previous outing. …

Lucas Browne has received an official letter of praise from the Australian National Boxing Federation for his historic Commonwealth title victory in England last month. Browne, 35, halted Canada’s Eric Martel Bahoeli in the fifth round to become the first fighter from down under to hold the heavyweight version of …

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee has summoned Purse Bids for the fight between the Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno, 118-pound super world champion, and Juan Carlos Payano, mandatory challenger of the division. The event will take place on May 23 at 11:00 am at the Headquarters of the World Boxing …

Paul Smith will face David Sarabia in an eight-round Super Middleweight clash at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Saturday, live on Sky Sports – as he lines up a shot at WBO champion Arthur Abraham in the autumn. The British Super Middleweight champion is ranked number three with the …

Nathan Cleverly says a rematch with bitter rival Tony Bellew is ‘inevitable’ as he prepares to make his debut at Cruiserweight on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports from the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff – and he’ll repeat his win when they meet again. Cleverly faces Trinidad’s Shaun Corbin in …

Miguel Cotto Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and Sampson Boxing will present three intriguing 10-round battles which will be featured on the pay-per-view undercard headlined by the Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez vs. Miguel Cotto World Middleweight Championship. The Cotto vs. Martinez world middleweight championship event will take place on Saturday, June 7 at …

Gavin Rees is set to retire after his rematch with Gary Buckland at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports – and the Welshman says he’ll pour his heart and soul into his last pro performance. The former WBA Light Welterweight champion brings the curtain …

Ricky Burns is gunning for a return to winning ways as he tops a great line-up of action on Friday June 27, at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports. Tickets are on sale now as the former two-weight World champion is set to face the unbeaten Montenegrin …

Fight fans eager for a unique inside look at the red-hot June 7 HBO Pay-Per-View world middleweight championship battle between superstars Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez, the 160-pound lineal champ, should mark their calendars to catch an all-new edition of “Face Off,” starring the two prizefighters. “Face Off With Max …

Oklahoma City’s Downtown Airpark, located off I-40 and Western, usually alive with the sounds of rock and roll, will on June 6 be the scene of a majestic “Battle Under the Stars” as WBU Lightweight Champion and Oklahoma City native Noah Zuhdi (17-1, 13 KOs) defends his title against Eduardo …

Nathan Cleverly makes his Cruiserweight debut against Sean Corbin at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports – and the Welsh star promises to pack a punch at his new weight. Cleverly moves up from Light Heavyweight for the first time against the Guyanese puncher …

Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, Omaha’s favorite son, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who both boast identical 23-0 (16 KOs) records, will host a news conference announcing their World Lightweight Championship fight this Thursday, May 8 at the CenturyLink Center in the Bud Light Zone in Omaha, Nebraska. The news …